अदृश्यझिल्लीस्वनकर्णशूल उलूकवाग्भिर्व्यथितान्तरात्मा । अपुण्यवृक्षान् श्रयते क्षुधार्दितो मरीचितोयान्यभिधावति क्वचित् ॥ ५ ॥
adrsya-jhilli-svana-karna-sula uluka-vagbhir vyathitantaratma apunya-vrksan srayate ksudhardito marici-toyany abhidhavati kvacit
- adrsya
- invisible
- jhilli
- of crickets or a kind of bee
- svana
- by the sounds
- karna-sula
- whose ears are disturbed
- uluka
- of the owls
- vagbhih
- by sound vibrations
- vyathita
- very disturbed
- antah-atma
- whose mind and heart
- apunya-vrksan
- impious trees that have no fruits or flowers
- srayate
- he takes shelter of
- ksudha
- from hunger
- arditah
- suffering
- marici-toyani
- the waters of a mirage in the desert
- abhidhavati
- he runs after
- kvacit
- sometimes
Wandering in the forest of the material world, the conditioned soul sometimes hears an invisible cricket making harsh sounds, and his ears become very much aggrieved. Sometimes his heart is pained by the sounds of owls, which are just like the harsh words of his enemies. Sometimes he takes shelter of a tree that has no fruits or flowers. He approaches such a tree due to his strong appetite, and thus he suffers. He would like to acquire water, but he is simply illusioned by a mirage, and he runs after it.